{"id":402810,"date":"2026-04-10T07:21:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=43030006c9f7efa425baf1b64c752ec3"},"modified":"2026-04-10T07:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:21:53","slug":"indoor-testing-facilities-available-at-the-nasa-unmanned-autonomy-research-complex-nuarc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=402810","title":{"rendered":"Indoor Testing Facilities available at the NASA Unmanned Autonomy Research Complex (NUARC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WindShaper <\/h2>\n<p>A large WindShaper fan array is available for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.&nbsp; The WindShaper is ideal for generating arbitrary wind gradients and wind gusts via a simple Python API.&nbsp; A companion WindProbe is also available for quick surveys of flows.&nbsp; The WindProbe utilizes the lab\u2019s OptiTrack motion capture system to extract the position and orientation of the 5-hole cone probe located on the probe tip.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/windshaper-pic-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/windshaper-pic-2.png?w=445\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Windshaper fan array for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 38% 9%; object-position: 38% 9%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/windshaper-pic-2.png 445w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/windshaper-pic-2.png?resize=300,235 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/windshaper-pic-2.png?resize=400,314 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Windshaper fan array for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research at NASA Ames Research Center.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/John Melton<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2022<strong>Large dynamic fan array:<\/strong> 9\u2019x7\u2019, 1134 fans arranged as 567 \u2018wind pixels\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<strong>Wind speeds:<\/strong> 0 to 16 m\/s (0 to 36 mph\/31 kts)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<strong>Acceleration:<\/strong> 4 m\/s<sup>2<\/sup>, <strong>Deceleration:<\/strong> 2.5 m\/s<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u2022Each fan is programmable via Python scripting<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Replicates steady winds, gusts, and wind gradients<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/windshaper-windprobe.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/windshaper-windprobe.jpg?w=912\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"WindProbe for handheld mobile wind data collection.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 10% 7%; object-position: 10% 7%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/windshaper-windprobe.jpg 912w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/windshaper-windprobe.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/windshaper-windprobe.jpg?resize=768,614 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/windshaper-windprobe.jpg?resize=400,320 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/windshaper-windprobe.jpg?resize=600,480 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/windshaper-windprobe.jpg?resize=900,719 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">WindProbe for handheld mobile wind data collection.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">WindShaper<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WindShaper A large WindShaper fan array is available for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.\u00a0 The WindShaper is ideal for generating arbitrary wind gradients and wind gusts via a simple Python API.\u00a0 A companion WindProbe is also available for quick surveys of flows.\u00a0 The WindProbe utilizes the lab\u2019s OptiTrack motion capture system to extract the [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15640],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-402810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aeronautics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=402810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":402811,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402810\/revisions\/402811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=402810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=402810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=402810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}